Access-Supports for Living Careers

Supported Housing is a community rehabilitation and support program to assist individuals in acquiring and maintaining skills and supports to live successfully in their communities. Supports include wellness, self-management, benefits and financial management, leisure planning, and skill development to manage rehabilitation and to practice life skills. This program offers recovery support services to assist individuals in obtaining specific life goals while reducing the risk of relapse, hospitalization, loss of housing, or involvement with the criminal justice system. 

The Employment Specialist will:

• Conduct job search and development activities to assist clients in obtaining employment
• Create or revise resumes that highlight clients’ experience, skills and interests
• Conduct mock interviews
• Actively assist clients in overcoming barriers to employment
• Provide individualized follow along supports to assist clients in maintaining employment
• Provide benefits counseling, provide education to family members and employers
• Negotiate job accommodations when needed and work collaboratively with team members to achieve employment outcomes
• Perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications: 

• Bachelor's degree in Human Services or related field, or Associates degree in Human Services with 2 years’ experience
• Training and experience working with persons in disadvantaged groups, including individuals with serious mental illness preferred.
• Ability to match candidates with job openings
• Ability to work as an effective team player and the ability to achieve employment outcomes
• Excellent interpersonal and engagement skills
• Strong organizational skills
• Bilingual English and Spanish speaking a plus

Access offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental and vision coverage; an array of voluntary benefits (term life, whole life, identity theft protection and pet insurance); Healthcare and Daycare Flexible Spending Accounts; employer paid Short Term Disability, LTD and AD&D; a matching 403(b) retirement plan,  generous paid time off, paid holidays, accelerated holiday pay and tuition assistance. 

To see all career opportunities with Access visit http://accessrealjobs.org.  To learn more about Access and our services visit http://accesssupports.org.  Like us on Facebook and connect with us on LinkedIn.

ALL POSITIONS ARE SUBJECT TO A CRIMINAL BACKGROUND, FINGERPRINTING AND MOTOR VEHICLE REPORT CHECK. 

The Agency is a smoke free workplace and offers smoke free campuses for our employees, visitors, clients, and interns.

Access: Supports For Living is an EEO employer-EEO, AAE, M/F/D/V

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